Empowerment Scholarship Account Archives

Mayes, Horne Spar over ESA Procedures and Oversight

August 31, 2025 12:05 pmSeptember 17, 2025 10:10 am

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne sharply rebuked Attorney General Kris Mayes’ criticism of the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, saying her public comments were misleading and politically motivated. In a letter to Horne and her television appearance, Mayes expressed...

War of Words Escalates Between Hoffman and Horne

April 3, 2025 3:54 pmApril 12, 2025 1:53 pm

The war of words between State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tom Horne (R) continues to escalate amid allegations that Horne is not doing enough to protect Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. The ESA...

Horne’s ESA Fraud Fight Ends in Major Indictment

December 4, 2024 8:52 amDecember 20, 2024 9:09 am

Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud within Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program recently scored a major legal victory – a grand jury recently indicted two individuals for allegedly enrolling fictitious ESA students,...